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by pomian 5y ago
That is complicated. The USA EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is an amazing source of information. The problem is, there is so much information, it is hard to learn anything simply. (I just tried a simple search, and it is overwhelming
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by pomian 5y ago
Have you ever tried to model a sailboat hull in AutoCAD, SketchUp? I remember trying out all the"new" cad software in the 80/90's, it was impossible. I still think it extremely difficult. What you can do by hand is easy,
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by pomian 5y ago
There is a cool program at Memorial University, Newfoundland. https://www.mun.ca/undergrad/programs/engineering/ocean--nav...
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by pomian 5y ago
There are a lot of issues with the leaded replacement gasolines. Lead was at least heavy, and "fell" close to it's point of use. The BTEX components added to gasoline after removing the lead, are carcinogenic. They are also v
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by pomian 5y ago
Bravo. As usual, Ciechanowski makes extremely easy to understand, graphical expressions of complex ideas. Highly recommend this site and his other topics.
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by pomian 5y ago
Then don't do it. Everyone has their own level of comfort. It is disappointing to be criticized for awesome innovation by armchair advisors. Innovation and progress is necessary for humanity to continue. Fear, solves nothing. Super imp
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by pomian 5y ago
Europe has so many great countries. Street reading the comments about Germany and it's internal policies, why not choose elsewhere? Finland, Sweden, Poland, etc etc etc
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by pomian 5y ago
Unfortunately, it is blocked in Canada. (I think, because in German.) Too bad.
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by pomian 5y ago
I'm wondering about Italy. They have an established industrial base. They manufacture a surprising amount of high tech, but don't brag about it like Germany. Many good European neighbours to provide a broad range of skilled worker
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by pomian 5y ago
An excellent source for USA/Philippine history, and other history is Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcasts. This one in particular for that topic: https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-49-the-am.
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by pomian 5y ago
Żak = Jacques in French. Which is easier?
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by pomian 5y ago
This is a great article. So much relevant commentary not just about airports, but also many facets of North American Life. One example: where are they local diners? Airports, truck stops, malls, and suburbia. We are losing local food with c
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by pomian 5y ago
Their audio versions are very well done. The reading is clear and non monotonous. You can play back faster obviously. They are a very good magazine. They have their stance, but it is consistent. For knowledge of what's going on in the
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by pomian 5y ago
That was the feeling a few months ago. But in the last 2 months, we have used zoom and other applications with very little drop outs. I have various TV stations running for hours at a time at high resolutions, and at the most there is a fre
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by pomian 5y ago
Yes. We have the drops also. But they are happening less, and for only a blink. In the worst case, we experience a freeze frame. Most of the time can barely see the freeze.
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by pomian 5y ago
Well, they lost their land bridge. At some point they had to say farewell to their relatives across the water. It probably didn't happen all at once. It just got harder every year to make it across. Then one year, that low low tide, di
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by pomian 5y ago
And yet the more one learns in any scientific field, finds you answering more and more: "I don't know." The more you learn about anything the more you realize how little you 'know'. Only idiots are left with the cer
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by pomian 5y ago
Orbital index has a very good email letter they send out with news, links, and great commentary. Sign up on site above.
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by pomian 5y ago
I remember a town, not too long ago (5 years?) Hilo I believe, that had parking meters that stated: "Nickel or penny for convenience" For 10 minutes of parking.
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by pomian 5y ago
Did anyone else find the writing style confusing, in that it wasn't clear if the listed people had installed Pegasus to use it on others, rather than finding it installed on their cell phones to spy on them? Finally in the last part o
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by pomian 5y ago
That's cool. Thanks. Interesting to see. Not trivial though. Imagine a non techie looking at that. Next step: How to prevent infection?
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by pomian 5y ago
That's a great question. There have been quite a lot of discussions on Pegasus on HN, but I have not seen any one answer that.
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by pomian 5y ago
I agree. To break apart from the Android/Apple world, surely a team of people could disrupt the ecosystem. It wasn't that long ago that flip phones were state of the art. Somewhere in between then and now, we passed all the barrie
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by pomian 5y ago
Perhaps it should be. Sadly it will probably pass quickly for other headlines. Will any changes in privacy control happen? Will someone make and market a new secure phone? That would need interesting.
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by pomian 5y ago
That's very disappointing. I've always brought up everyone up to think that of all the professions, you can always trust an engineer. They deal in facts. They don't lie. Perhaps it's as simple that in the real world, en
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by pomian 5y ago
Minecraft!
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by pomian 5y ago
A very good fiction book on this topic is One Second After, by William Forstchen. Thought provoking with pretty good science behind it.
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by pomian 5y ago
Remember politics. Poland and neighbors knew of Germany's invasion plans, but were not allowed to mobilize or prepare, so they "wouldn't antagonize the Germans." The British were playing politics hoping that talks would
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by pomian 5y ago
A really good book (fiction) on this topic, very entertaining and thought provoking this is: 48 Hours, by William Forstchen.
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by pomian 5y ago
Something like a palm pilot. Perhaps an app to add that function onto your phone, that would be that simple and easy to use. There seems to be a lot out there, but they don't seem to work that well.

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